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California Democrat Katie Porter endorses Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s new congressional district
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The California congresswoman known for wielding a dry-erase whiteboard to illustrate her points has endorsed state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the Thornton pediatrician running in the Democratic primary in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, an Irvine Democrat, said in a release that Caraveo is the best candidate to represent the district, which…
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Former US Attorney Jason Dunn backs Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea
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Former U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn, Colorado’s top federal prosecutor during the Trump administration, on Friday endorsed construction company owner Joe O’Dea’s U.S. Senate campaign. O’Dea is one of eight Republicans challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is seeking a third term this year. “I’m proud to endorse Joe O’Dea,” Dunn said in a statement…
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TRAIL MIX | After a decade in China, Bennet challenger Gregory Moore plans to speak his mind
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Jefferson County Republican Gregory Moore says the seeds of running for office were planted in the summer of 2020, when he returned to the United States after roughly a decade teaching political science at universities in China, though it wasn’t until a year ago in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.…
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El Paso County GOP mulls punishing Republicans deemed insufficiently Republican
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El Paso County Republicans plan to decide whether the local party can censure its members for violating its platforms or getting crosswise with GOP leaders. The county GOP’s central committee – made up of precinct leaders, party officers and elected officials – is scheduled to weigh a proposed bylaws amendment to establish a formal censure procedure…
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Lauren Boebert tops year-end fundraising among Colorado congressional candidates
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For the fourth consecutive quarter, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert raised more in campaign contributions than any other U.S. House candidate in Colorado, and it wasn’t even close. The freshman lawmaker from Silt reported raising just over $800,000 for the three-month period that ended Dec. 31, bringing her total contributions for the year to nearly…
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Court recommends tossing lawsuit against AG Weiser for alleged Facebook blocking
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Attorney General Phil Weiser cannot be sued for a First Amendment violation for allegedly deleting comments and banning a man from his Facebook pages, a federal magistrate judge has recommended. Neither the U.S. Supreme Court nor the federal appeals court in Colorado has established that public officials may be held liable for similar conduct, U.S.…
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Elbert County Clerk and Recorder admits copying election hard drives, says it’s his duty to ‘preserve’ 2020 records
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Dallas Schroeder, the Republican Clerk and Recorder for Elbert County, made copies of two hard drives of the county’s Dominion Voting Systems equipment, received instructions from two non-election staffers on how to do so, and admitted giving a copy to two private attorneys, who included his personal counsel. Schroeder’s admission came in response to a…
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Federal judge declines to intervene in Biden minimum wage rule for seasonal river guides
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A federal judge in Colorado refused to block a Biden administration regulation increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors, including seasonal river guides who operate on public land. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a request from Arkansas Valley Adventures’ owner, Duke Bradford, to declare that President Joe Biden exceeded his authority.…
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Gino Campana unloads on rival Joe O’Dea’s decision to petition into Colorado’s US Senate primary
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Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana blasted primary rival Joe O’Dea on Friday after the latter announced plans to seek a spot on the June primary ballot by petition, suggesting O’Dea is too liberal to win support from GOP delegates at the state assembly. In turn, O’Dea, the owner of a Denver-based construction company,…
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‘Lies, lies and damn lies’: Boebert’s GOP challenger swings back at ads alleging hemp scheme
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The gloves came off quickly in the Republican primary for the Colorado congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Boebert’s campaign announced on Thursday that it was launching a barrage of attack ads aimed at state Sen. Don Coram, the Montrose Republican who made it official last week that he’s challenging the incumbent. The…